Cotonou, Benin, Dec 8, 2025 (AFP) - 'Several' deaths in thwarted Benin coup: government

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2025-12-08

Several people died in Benin during a thwarted coup attempt on the weekend, the west African country's government announced Monday after an emergency cabinet meeting. Early Sunday, "violent clashes" erupted between the coup plotters and the Republican Guard at the Cotonou residence of President Patrice Talon, resulting in "casualties on both sides", according to the government. Among the dead was the wife of the president's military chief-of-sta......

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